tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post3203207950458916257..comments2020-05-11T02:22:14.585-04:00Comments on Gratefully Inspired: my breastfeeding storyDenise Lopatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14885645355554637176noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-25806127602743435592013-09-26T00:27:40.240-04:002013-09-26T00:27:40.240-04:00seriously...can&#39;t breastfeeding be simple? she...seriously...can&#39;t breastfeeding be simple? sheesh. i have a ridiculous story that i have yet to write down. i will soon enough. just found your blog. love reading fellow mama&#39;s stories!<br /><br />http://farmerbell.blogspot.comKarli at Girls Travelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787877207507111181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-25253572464622456402013-09-24T12:59:55.490-04:002013-09-24T12:59:55.490-04:00Girl thanks for sharing and being so honest! I lov...Girl thanks for sharing and being so honest! I loved reading your journey, and feel like it gives so many encouragement and hope! You are an amazing mama and have amazing people in your life! I love you! Katie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246255931160856214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-62006055260365142072013-09-24T10:34:57.157-04:002013-09-24T10:34:57.157-04:00i love this.
but you already knew that. so glad ...i love this.<br /><br />but you already knew that. so glad to have a friend with similar issues that i did :) i should write mine here sometime soon...it&#39;s posts like this that i scoured for like crazy when i was crying in the middle of the night because jake was hungry!nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724862077609081640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-90031720964654243382013-09-24T08:48:00.752-04:002013-09-24T08:48:00.752-04:00Thanks for sharing your story! I also had a really...Thanks for sharing your story! I also had a really hard time, but like you, was determined! Glad to see you&#39;ve stuck with it. And I&#39;m so glad you aren&#39;t one of those judgmental mamas. All that matters is that Gigi is happy and healthy! :o)Kelly Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00596413223120997844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-89798392803446454112013-09-23T21:57:43.354-04:002013-09-23T21:57:43.354-04:00I love your openness in this post! It makes me fee...I love your openness in this post! It makes me feel so much better about the whole thing! To be completely honest with you I still haven&#39;t read much about breastfeeding and i hope it just comes naturally. Sometimes being in the dark can be better and I hope that it works for us ! And if it doesn&#39;t thats ok too....<br /><br />I am definitely going to order some of this tea- thanks for the heads up! :)<br /><br />xoxoLynzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617879451679892591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-12995706595578631282013-09-23T21:05:23.222-04:002013-09-23T21:05:23.222-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your story. I had a ...Thank you so much for sharing your story. I had a very difficult time breastfeeding all 3 of my boys and felt like a failure that I &quot;gave up&quot; with my first two and switched to formula. After enduring massive oversupply, mastitis, trips to lactation consultants, and losing all the frozen milk in my freezer when the power cut out, I was a hot mess! I even had a doctor tell me with Matthew that his reflux was worse because I had stopped breastfeeding. New moms don&#39;t need more guilt! I finally realized that as long as you are feeding your baby, you are doing great! There are all kinds of ways to &quot;mother&quot; a child. With Baby #3 I had an awesome support group of women at the Mother&#39;s Milk Cafe and breastfed for a whole year. But guess what? It was still hard, it still hurt, and took us both a long time to get the hang of it. Denise, your breastfeeding experience may not be what you expected, but it sounds like you are not letting how you feed your baby define you as a mom. You are one rockin momma! Oh, and by the way, you need to check out Pumpin Pals..they are angled &quot;horns&quot; that attach to your pump and make pumping easier. More milk, less time...yes please!SarahBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534028638742052688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-34941515243017550882013-09-23T18:56:06.495-04:002013-09-23T18:56:06.495-04:00You said all of this so perfectly! I had a very ha...You said all of this so perfectly! I had a very hard time with Emmerson as well. I didn&#39;t have any pain, but she had a hard time gaining weight. I also had a major melt down when the doctor told me we were going to have to supplement. After my husband and I talked I was able to get over it and realize as long as she was gaining weight and healthy it was the best thing for her! Thanks for this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-82076241587414716032013-09-23T18:34:04.021-04:002013-09-23T18:34:04.021-04:00You are an amazing mom, Denise. Thank you for shar...You are an amazing mom, Denise. Thank you for sharing so openly about your struggles. It will definitely help me when I have babies some day!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14417695621383654875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-49020372202993584642013-09-23T17:13:46.370-04:002013-09-23T17:13:46.370-04:00Love this even though I&#39;m nowhere near having ...Love this even though I&#39;m nowhere near having babies! It&#39;s encouraging to read things that I will one day go through to help prepare/educate me! I would love for you to write a post about marriage advice and what I should expect in the first few months! Nervous but so excited to go from living long distance to living WITH my best friend after we get married!Owen Ross Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727370797847481945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-17024352926001514702013-09-23T13:51:02.536-04:002013-09-23T13:51:02.536-04:00Wow--you really made it through a lot of struggles...Wow--you really made it through a lot of struggles. Way to go!!! Thank you for sharing your story!Nicole Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794355607490228378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-8916619876958169952013-09-23T12:47:23.357-04:002013-09-23T12:47:23.357-04:00One of the first things I realized after Henry was...One of the first things I realized after Henry was born was that we shouldn&#39;t judge each other as mommys. We are all just trying to do the best job we can, taking care of our babies and we need to do everything we can to support each other. Formula, breastmilk, who cares?!? They are fed and happy and that is what matters.<br /><br />Let me just say THANK YOU for the tea recommendation. I have been drinking the mother&#39;s milk tea and it isn&#39;t so tasty. I am going to get some of that chai tea STAT. I don&#39;t necessarily have a supply issue, but I would like to keep it that way. And now that Henry is at daycare and I have to pump so much, I want to make sure I am keeping up with his needs. THANK YOU for your story and the tea recommendation!!!Natalie | Mrs. Janney |https://www.blogger.com/profile/18312142177721655450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-73704120535737303502013-09-23T11:30:38.211-04:002013-09-23T11:30:38.211-04:00you are doing a great thing by talking about it ho...you are doing a great thing by talking about it honestly. and helping so many!! Gigi has a great role model!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957601884372364541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836629047264025696.post-41051751071754913732013-09-23T09:51:00.485-04:002013-09-23T09:51:00.485-04:00Good for you for telling your story Denise! Georgi...Good for you for telling your story Denise! Georgia looks healthy and happy so that&#39;s all that matters!! You&#39;re doing a great job! :)Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822670205956020770noreply@blogger.com